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US 2013/0068237 A1Published application
Dental appliance and related methods of manufacture
AssigneeBite Tech, Inc.
InventorsMark H. Herman, William Cook
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Abstract
A dental appliance, related methods of manufacture, and compositions of matter are disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include material layers bonded to one another. The bond between the material layers may be formed, at least in part, by interdigitation of the material layers with one another. Methods of forming the interdigitation are disclosed herein. Compositions of matter that may include interdigitated material layers are disclosed herein.
Claims26
An dental appliance, comprising:
- a base adapted to bias against teeth of the lower jaw, the base comprised of a base material of a resilient nature having partially penetrating indentation disposed therein;
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- an occlusal pad comprised of a occlusal pad material transformable between a non-pliant state and a pliant state to allow fitment of the occlusal pad to the teeth, the occlusal pad interdigitated with the indentations thereby securing the occlusal pad to the base such that the occlusal pad is engageable only with teeth of the upper jaw.
A method of making a dental appliance, comprising the steps of:
- creating indentations in a base, the base comprising base material;
- interdigitating an occlusal pad with the indentations in the base, the indentations partially penetrate the base, the occlusal pad comprising occlusal pad material differing from the base material, the occlusal pad adapted for fitably engaging one or more teeth of a user by being transformable between a non-pliant state and a pliant state.
-27. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.